14-я церемония музыкальных наград MTV Video Music Awards 1997 прошла 4 сентября 1997 года в Нью-Йоркском Radio City Music Hall. Ведущим церемонии был Крис Рок.

Номинанты

Победитель выделен жирным шрифтом.

Видео года | Video of the Year

• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Jewel — "You Were Meant for Me"
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug"
• No Doubt — "Don't Speak"

Лучшее мужское видео | Best Male Video

• Babyface — "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
• Beck — "Devils Haircut"
• R. Kelly — "I Believe I Can Fly"
• Will Smith — "Men in Black"

Лучшее женское видео | Best Female Video

• Erykah Badu — "On & On"
• Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart"
• Meredith Brooks — "Bitch"
• Paula Cole — "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone"
• Jewel — "You Were Meant for Me"

Лучшее видео группы | Best Group Video

• Blur — "Song 2"
• Counting Crows — "A Long December"
• Dave Matthews Band — "Crash into Me"
• No Doubt — "Don't Speak"
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight"

Лучший новый артист | Best New Artist in a Video

• Fiona Apple — "Sleep to Dream"
• Meredith Brooks — "Bitch"
• Hanson — "MMMBop"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight"

Лучшее рок видео | Best Rock Video

• Aerosmith — "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
• Dave Matthews Band — "Crash into Me"
• Foo Fighters — "Monkey Wrench"
• Marilyn Manson — "The Beautiful People"
• Rage Against the Machine — "People of the Sun"

Лучшее R&B видео | Best R&B Video

• Babyface (с Stevie Wonder) — "How Come, How Long"
• Erykah Badu — "On & On"
• Blackstreet (с Dr. Dre и Queen Pen) — "No Diggity"
• Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart"
• Puff Daddy (с Faith Evans и 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"

Лучшее рэп видео | Best Rap Video

• Blackstreet (с Dr. Dre and Queen Pen) — "No Diggity"
• Dr. Dre — "Been There, Done That"
• Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott — "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
• The Notorious B.I.G. — "Hypnotize"

Лучшее танцевальное видео | Best Dance Video

• The Chemical Brothers — "Block Rockin' Beats"
• Freak Nasty — "Da Dip"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Spice Girls — "Wannabe"

Лучшее альтернативное видео | Best Alternative Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Blur — "Song 2"
• Foo Fighters — "Monkey Wrench"
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug"
• Sublime — "What I Got"

Лучшее видео саундтрека | Best Video from a Film

• Iggy Pop — "Lust for Life" (из TTrainspotting)
• R. Kelly — "I Believe I Can Fly" (из Space Jam)
• Will Smith — "Men in Black" (из MMen in Black)
• Bruce Springsteen — "Secret Garden" (из Jerry Maguire)

Прорыв видео | Breakthrough Video

• The Chemical Brothers — "Setting Sun"
• Daft Punk — "Da Funk"
• Missy Elliott — "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Radiohead — "Paranoid Android"

= Лучшая режиссура | Best Direction in a Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution" (режиссёр: Beck Hansen)
• Missy Elliott — "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (режиссёр: Hype Williams)
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity" (Director: Jonathan Glazer)^[1]
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug" (режиссёр: Mark Romanek)
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (Directors: Joel Schumacher, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)

Лучшая хореография | Best Choreography in a Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution" (хореограф: Peggy Hickey)
• Cibo Matto — "Sugar Water" (хореограф: Michel Gondry)
• Dr. Dre — "Been There, Done That" (хореографы: Fatima & Swoop)
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity" (хореограф: Jason Kay)
• Will Smith — "Men in Black" (хореограф: Stretch)

Лучшие спецэффекты в видео | Best Special Effects in a Video

• Eels — "Novocaine for the Soul" (Special Effects: Ashley Clemens)
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity" (Special Effects: Jonathan Glazer and Sean Broughton)
• Marilyn Manson — "The Beautiful People" (Special Effects: D.A.V.E./Panic & Bob)
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (Special Effects: Chris Staves, Nigel Randall, Edson Williams and the Brothers Strause)
• Will Smith — "Men in Black" (Special Effects: Paul Griffin, Alan Rosenfield and Wayde Howie)

Лучшая художественная работа | Best Art Direction in a Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution" (Art Director: K. K. Barrett)
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity" (Art Director: John Bramble)
• Marilyn Manson — "TThe Beautiful People" (Art Director: Ken Baird)
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug" (Art Director: Tom Foden)

Лучший монтаж | Best Editing in a Video

• Beck — "Devils Haircut" (Editor: Hank Corwin)
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity" (Editors: Jonathan Glazer и John McManus)
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (Editor: Hal Honigsburg)
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight" (Editor: Einar Thorteinsson)

Лучшая операторская работа | Best Cinematography in a Video

• Eels — "Novocaine for the Soul" (оператор: Jeff Cronenweth)
• Jamiroquai — Virtual Insanity (оператор: Steven Keith-Roach)
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug" (оператор: Jeff Cronenweth)
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (оператор: Declan Quinn)

Viewer's Choice

• Jewel — "You Were Meant for Me"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
• Spice Girls — "Say You'll Be There"
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight"

International Viewer's Choice Awards

MTV Азия | MTV Networks Asia Pacific

• Dewa 19 — "Kirana"
• The Eraserheads — "Ang Huling El Bimbo"
• Joey Boy — "Fun Fun Fun"
• KRU — "Fanatik"
• Lee Seung-Hwan — "Family"

MTV Австралия

• Human Nature — "Don't Say Goodbye"
• Powderfinger — "Living Type"
• Savage Garden — "To the Moon and Back"
• Silverchair — "Freak"
• Spiderbait — "Calypso"

MTV Бразилия

• Fernanda Abreu — "Kátia Flávia"
• Angra — "Make Believe"
• Baba Cósmica — "Uma Pedra no Meu Caminho"
• Barão Vermelho — "Amor Meu Grande Amor"
• Carlinhos Brown — "A Namorada"
• Camisa de Vênus — "O Ponteiro Tá Subindo"
• Cidade Negra — "Firmamento"
• Kid Abelha — "Te Amo pra Sempre"
• Lagoa — "Revista de Mulher Pelada"
• Maria do Relento — "Conhece o Mário"
• Nenhum de Nós — "Vou Deixar Que Você Se Vá"
• Os Ostras — "Uma, Duas ou Três (Punheta)"
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso — "La Bella Luna"
• Pato Fu — "Água"
• Planet Hemp — "Dezdasseis/Dig Dig Dig (Hempa)"
• Raimundos — "Puteiro em João Pessoa"
• Lulu Santos — "Aviso aos Navegantes"
• Sepultura — "Ratamahatta"
• Skank — "É uma Partida de Futebol"
• Virgulóides — "Bagulho no Bumba"^[2]

MTV Европа

• Daft Punk — "Around the World"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Radiohead — "Paranoid Android"
• Skunk Anansie — "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"

MTV Индия

• Lucky Ali — "O Sanam"
• Amitabh Bachchan — "Eir Bir Phatte"
• Asha Bhosle — "O Mere Sona Re"
• Colonial Cousins — "Krishna"
• Daler Mehndi — "Dardi Rab Rab"

MTV Япония

• Air — "Hair Do"
• Chara — "Yasashii Kimochi"
• Denki Groove — "Shangi-La"
• Scha Dara Parr — "Otona Ni Nattemo"
• The Yellow Monkey — "Rakuen"

MTV Латинская Америка

• Azul Violeta — "Volveré a Empezar"
• Café Tacuba — "Chilanga Banda"
• Control Machete — "¿Comprendes Mendes?
• Fito Páez — "Cadáver Exquisito"
• Aleks Syntek y la Gente Normal — "Sin Ti"

MTV Мандарин

• Jeff Chang — "Affection"
• Chyi Chin — "Cliff"
• Mavis Fan — "Bartender Angel"
• Valen Hsu — "If Cloud Knows"
• Aaron Kwok — "Share My Love"
• Wu Bai & China Blue — "End of Love"

Специальная премия "Признание Поколения" | Video Vanguard Award

• LL Cool J
• Mark Romanek

Выступления

Пре-шоу

• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (с John Popper) — "The Impression That I Get" ^[3]
• Foo Fighters — "Everlong"/"Monkey Wrench" ^[4]

Основное шоу

• Puff Daddy (с Faith Evans, 112, Mase и Sting) — "Mo Money Mo Problems"/"I'll Be Missing You"
• Jewel — "Angel Standing By"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe" (live from London)
• The Wallflowers (с Bruce Springsteen) — "One Headlight"
• Lil Kim, Da Brat, Missy Elliott, Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes и Angie Martinez — "Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix)"
• U2 — "Please"
• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Spice Girls — "Say You'll Be There"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Marilyn Manson — "The Beautiful People"

При участии

• Cindy Crawford и Pat Smear — представили Best Group Video
• Martha Stewart и Busta Rhymes — представили Best Dance Video
• Madonna — говорила о смерти Diana, Princess of Wales, и представили The Prodigy
• Kevin Bacon и Janeane Garofalo — представили Best Video from a Film
• Adam Sandler и Meredith Brooks — представили Best Alternative Video
• Wu-Tang Clan — представили Lil' Kim, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez, Da Brat и Lisa Lopes
• Elton John — представил Best New Artist in a Video
• Dermot Mulroney и John Popper — представили Best Male Video (и анонсировали Beck's win for Best Direction in a Video)
• Mariah Carey — представила Video Vanguard Award с LL Cool J
• No Doubt — представили Best R&B Video
• Mike Myers — представил Beck
• Sheryl Crow — chatted with The Rolling Stones via satellite, then introduced the next presenters
• Fiona Apple и Chris Tucker — представили International Viewer's Choice Awards winners
• Maxwell, Dave Matthews и Boyd Tinsley — представили Best Rap Video
• Janet Jackson — представила Video Vanguard Award с Mark Romanek
• Naomi Campbell — представила Jamiroquai
• David Arquette и Lisa Marie Presley — представили Viewer's Choice
• Blackstreet — представили Best Female Video
• Will Smith — представил Video of the Year

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